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**El Jay** · 09-02-2010, 01:14 AM

How much coolant & how did it get in there?

If it wasn't a ton of coolant, I'd probably just leave the drain plug out overnight; then add oil & a new filter. Run the motor to get the oil good & hot so you evaporate any water/coolant that might still be in there.

09-02-2010, 01:14 AM	#3
El Jay Gone to greener pastures Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gateway to the Delta Posts: 7,354	Re: changing oil after coolant contamination How much coolant & how did it get in there? If it wasn't a ton of coolant, I'd probably just leave the drain plug out overnight; then add oil & a new filter. Run the motor to get the oil good & hot so you evaporate any water/coolant that might still be in there. __________________ '69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck Last edited by El Jay; 09-02-2010 at 01:18 AM.